Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 422 › Conversation 422-032

Nixon & Bull on Pierre E. Trudeau and William P. Rogers

Thursday, March 22, 1973 · 1:55 PM–1:57 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 50 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation422-032 on Tape 422StartThursday, March 22, 1973 at 1:55 PMEndThursday, March 22, 1973 at 1:57 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 422-032 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417187551 ↗

President Nixon and Stephen Bull met briefly to address administrative logistics regarding the President's personal belongings and correspondence. The discussion focused on the status of a letter dispatched to Canadian Prime Minister Pierre E. Trudeau, which had been coordinated through Secretary of State William P. Rogers. The conversation concluded with Bull confirming the handling of the dispatch and the President preparing for his subsequent scheduled engagement.

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On March 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:55 pm and 1:57 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 422-032 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 422-032

Date: March 22, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:55 pm and 1:57 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       President's briefcase
             -Book [?]

             President’s letter for Pierre E. Trudeau-Dispatch
             -William P. Rogers

       President's next meeting

Stephen Bull left at an unknown time before 1:57 pm.

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I'll make sure that there's a copy of the letter that was dispatched to you.
Thank you.
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  • 044-007 1:47 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:47 pm and 1:52 pm.
  • 422-029 1:47 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:47 pm and 1:52 pm.
  • 422-030 1:47 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:47 pm and 1:52 pm.
  • 044-008 1:52 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:52 pm and 1:55 pm.
  • 422-031 1:52 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:52 pm to 1:55 pm.
  • 422-033 1:57 PM · 1 hr 32 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John W. Dean, III, John D. Ehrlichman, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and John N. Mitchell met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:57 pm and 3:43 pm.
  • 044-009 2:01 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:01 pm and 2:19 pm.

Conversation 422-032, March 22, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417187551). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/422-032 (accessed November 15, 2026).